Rising violence in El Fasher alarms humanitarians

UN HUMANITARIANS said this week that they are deeply alarmed over the reported increase in atrocities and abuse of civilians fleeing Sudan's El Fasher.

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The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it has been receiving mounting reports of grave violations against civilians as fighting continues in Sudan's North Darfur state.

"Local volunteers have publicly reported executions, sexual violence, humiliation, extortion and attacks, among other systematic abuses, including on people fleeing the fighting following the Rapid Support Forces' capture of the state capital, El Fasher, last week," OCHA said.